astonishment — great surprise or wonder
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: great surprise or wonder
Pronunciation (IPA): /əˈstɑːnɪʃmənt/
Example Sentences
- Much to everyone's astonishment, the class clown got the highest score on the exam.
- She stared at her lottery ticket in astonishment.
- To his astonishment, his pet hamster had learned to open the cage door.
astonishment
NOUN[/əˈstɑːnɪʃmənt/]
great surprise or wonder
💡 Concept
The little boy lifting the huge car filled the crowd with astonishment.
🧠 Mnemonic
A(one) + STON(stone) + ISH(dish) — the strange dish with a single stone caused complete astonishment.
🎵 Rhyme
The elephant's vanishment filled the audience with astonishment.
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/əˈstɑːnɪʃmənt/
🇬🇧 UK/əˈstɒnɪʃmənt/
🌳Etymology
Rootastonish
Suffix--ment
🎵Rhyme
ishmentishment
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🔗Collocations
to one's astonishment
express astonishment
look of astonishment
gasp in astonishment
complete astonishment
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“Much to everyone's astonishment, the class clown got the highest score on the exam.”
“She stared at her lottery ticket in astonishment.”
😄 Fun example
“To his astonishment, his pet hamster had learned to open the cage door.”
“The magician's trick filled the children with astonishment.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
amazementsurprisewondershockbewilderment
Antonyms
expectationindifferenceboredom
Related
astonishastonishingastonishedastoundamaze
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